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Published Missing link in species conservation: Pharmacists, chemists could turn tide on plant, animal extinction



As the world faces the loss of a staggering number of species of animals and plants to endangerment ...
Published Introducing co-cultures: When co-habiting animal species share culture



Cooperative hunting, resource sharing, and using the same signals to communicate the same informatio...
Published Animals best to suppress personalities for group efficiency - Animals Best to Suppress Personalities for Group Efficiency


Social animals should limit individuality to conform with the behavior of the group, a study suggest ...
Published Unique voice print in parrots



Individual voice could help birds be recognized in a flock, no matter what they say....
Published Movement sensors can detect disease in wild boar



Accelerometers reading the behavior of wild boars can pick up when animals are infected with a fatal ...
Published Extremely rare bird captured on film



A striking and extremely rare half-female, half-male bird has been spotted by a zoologist....
Published Understanding cattle grazing personalities may foster sustainable rangelands



New research finds that not all cattle are the same when it comes to grazing, and knowing that could...
Published Caterpillars can detect their predators by the static electricity they emit



Caterpillars respond defensively to electric fields similar to those emitted by their natural predat...
Published Giant dinosaur carcasses might have been important food sources for Jurassic predators



Carnivorous dinosaurs might have evolved to take advantage of giant carcasses, according to a new st...
Published Researchers listen to the hearts of bats in flight



Unique recordings show that bats can ramp up heart rate from 6 to 900 b.p.m within minutes....
Published Gutless marine worms on a Mediterranean diet: Animals can synthesize phytosterols - Gutless Marine Worms on a Mediterranean Diet: Animals Can Synthesize Phytosterols



Phytosterols are good for your health, but humans and other animals are not able to make them themse ...
Published Bat study reveals how the brain is wired for collective behavior



Researchers used wireless neural recording and imaging devices to 'listen in' on the hippocampal bra...
Published Pollutants are important to biodiversity's role in spread of wildlife diseases


Conventional wisdom among ecologists holds that the more species there are inhabiting an ecosystem,...
Published Some spiders can transfer mercury contamination to land animals


Sitting calmly in their webs, many spiders wait for prey to come to them. Arachnids along lakes and...
Published How do temperature extremes influence the distribution of species?



As the planet gets hotter, animal and plant species around the world will be faced with new, potenti ...
Published Wild birds lead people to honey -- and learn from them



A study finds the greater honeyguide can learn distinct vocal signals to help people in Africa locat...
Published The snail or the egg?



Animals reproduce in one of two distinct ways: egg-laying or live birth. By studying an evolutionari ...
Published Predatory fish use rapid color changes to coordinate attacks



Striped marlin are some of the fastest animals on the planet and one of the ocean's top predators. W ...
Published Genetic patterns of world's farmed, domesticated foxes revealed via historical deep-dive



Domesticated animals play a prominent role in our society, with two-thirds of American families enjo ...
Published Blue and great tits deploy surprisingly powerful memories to find food



Blue and great tits recall what they have eaten in the past, where they found the food and when they...